Halechiniscus

Halechiniscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Stygarctidae
Genus: Halechinisctus
Richters, 1908

Halechiniscus is a genus of tardigrades, the oldest in the family Stygarctidae named and described by Ferdinand Richters in 1908.

Its etymology is Greek halos (salt) and Echiniscus.

Species

According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2015),[1] this genus includes 11 species:

References

  1. Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2015-03-31). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2015) (PDF). 28. University of Modena.

Publications

  • Richters (1908) Marine Tardigraden. [Marine Tardigrades] Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 33, p. 77-85 (texte intégral [archive]).

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